Tintin: the very model of a digital journalist

He’s eternally curious, with an inquiring and investigative mind who seeks out information from every available source. Though his time prevented it, you know that Tintin would have subscribed to thousands of RSS feeds. He understands the value of a community when it comes to sourcing news – Marlinspike Hall was essentially the Twitter of its day. He doesn’t spend every hour of every day in front of a computer – he understands that technology is increasingly portable and many of the necessary tools for research, curation, writing and sharing are available on his phone – so he actively goes out and finds a story. His community is no more than a slide-to-unlock away.

(This post in no way influenced by the similarity between Tintin’s name and my surname…)

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About Adam Tinworth

Adam is a digital journalism analyst, trainer and consultant. He started his career publishing newspapers for the children on his street in the 1980s, edited student magazines in the 1990s, and then spent a decade as a business journalist. In 2006, he moved full-time into digital journalism development. Since 2012, he's been trading as an independent consultant, and has worked with everything from national and international newspapers, to small local charities.

He's also been blogging here since 2003, and seemingly just can't stop. You can reach him via email.